Never murder a man when he's busy committing suicide.

The flag is a flag of liberty of opinion as well as of political liberty.

No people are true Christians who do not think constantly of how they can lift their brother and sister, how they can assist their friends, how they can enlighten mankind, how they can make virtue the rule of conduct in the circle in which they live.

Politics is a war of causes; a joust of principles. Government is too serious a matter to admit of meaningless courtesies.

Where the great force lies, there must be the sanction of peace.

There is no more subtle dissolvent of morals than sentimentality.

When you have read the Bible, you will know it is the word of God, because you will have found it the key to your own heart, your own happiness and your own duty.